‘You have to be a real supervillain to defend this company’: Influencer Gets Slammed For PR Trip to Shein Factory in China

The opinion that fast fashion is a generally Bad Thing should not be that controversial. Sure, it’s the only clothing that many can afford, but that doesn’t mean that we should be white knighting for it in the face of flagrant sweatshop usage and a truly insane carbon footprint.  However, it seems like somebody needs …
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Fast Fashion Memes For Lovers and Haters of Brands Like Shein

Fast fashion has been a hot-button issue lately. Shein, the Chinese retail giant (which saw 16 billion dollars of revenue in 2021 alone) has been particularly controversial lately. Despite its popularity on social media, primarily TikTok, the fast fashion brand has been the subject of many reports of abusive working conditions at its partner factories. …
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Festival Goer Shares Horror At SHEIN Shoes Melting In One Hundred Degree Heat

The 2020s are shaping up to be the decade where fast fashion is facing its reckoning. More and more people face a pang of guilt adding to their ASOS cart when its environmental and worker impact is becoming something we can’t avoid, even if Hot Girl Summer is fast approaching. At the same time, though, …
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